Our People

United in purpose.

We believe that wealth management should improve your entire life, not just your finances. Meet the team of experienced, passionate individuals who work each day to reshape wealth management — and to transform your financial life.

Executive Team

Board of Directors

Joe Duran

Chief Executive Officer

Gary Roth

Executive Vice President and General Manager

Jorge Bernal

Chief Operating Officer

Mike Herman

Chief Compliance Officer

Matt Brinker

Head of Acquisitions, Chief Business Development Officer

Jason Del Col

Head of Advisory Services

Mike Capelle

Chief Platform Officer

Kris Cheh Beck

General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

David Hallman

Senior Vice President

Jon C. Frojen

Chief Financial Officer

Edward Kummer

Chief Marketing Officer

Bob Landry

Chief Investment Strategist

Joe Duran, CFA®

Chief Executive Officer

What’s your dream for the company?To be the most trusted guide for any financial decision.

What are the three words people use to describe you?Passionate, creative, high energy.

When you are not working, what do you care about most?My wife, Jen, and my three beautiful daughters. Nothing else compares.

What’s your Money Mind®?Fear.

Joe is Chief Executive Officer and Founding Partner of United Capital, the nation’s first and largest financial life management company. A proven entrepreneur, investor, best-selling author and sought-after industry speaker, Joe previously built Centurion Capital, which he sold to General Electric Financial (GE) in 2001 and served as President.

United Capital currently manages over $20 billion in client assets. The firm has more than 80 locations and over 600 employees. United Capital has financial backing from Bessemer Venture Partners, Sageview Capital and Grail Partners.

Joe is a renowned industry visionary with featured columns in both Investment News and Time magazine’s Money.com. He is a frequent contributor to CNBC, Fox Business, Bloomberg and PBS and appears regularly in both traditional and online media.

Joe was a recipient of a prestigious Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2015 and the Schwab Pacesetter Impact Award. His most recent book, “The Money Code: Improve Your Entire Financial Life Right Now,” achieved best-seller status on both The New York Times and USA Today lists. Joe has an undergraduate degree from Saint Louis University and MBA degrees from University of California, Berkeley, and Columbia University. He earned his Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 1997.

Most important, Joe is lucky to have a wonderful family who inspires him every day. Joe, his wife, Jen, and their daughters, Charlotte, Juliette and Samantha, live in Newport Coast, CA.

Gary Roth

Executive Vice President and General Manager

What's your dream for the company?That people say we aren't really in the financial business we're in the life business. I don't think many people really like financial firms. Being a smart and likable company makes us stand out.

What are three words people use to describe you?Dedicated, thoughtful, courageous.

When you are not working, what do you care about most?My family and my music. I have been in several bands and love to perform.

What's your Money Mind?Happiness

Gary is responsible for execution of the company's business plan and for coordination among the key operational functions of the company. He serves on the Executive Committee and on the Board of Directors of UCFA. Prior to joining United Capital, Gary was a co-founder and senior executive of AssureNet Ltd., a leading internet application service provider for the insurance and financial services industries.

Jorge Bernal

Chief Operating Officer

What’s your dream for the company?That we deliver on our promises such that we are viewed as the most trusted company in the financial services industry.

What are three words people use to describe you?Driven, Authentic, Loyal

When you are not working, what do you care about most?My loved ones - nothing makes me happier than to spend time with the people I love.

What’s your Money Mind®?Commitment

Jorge is a member of the executive leadership team and is responsible for overseeing operation of the company and the work of executives responsible for leading the execution of business strategies. In addition to responsibility for day to day management of the organization, Jorge is directly responsible for the Client Experience, People & Organization, Investment Management, and Operations divisions of United Capital, as well as working with the Compliance Department.

Prior to joining United Capital, Jorge held senior leadership roles at various firms including Fidelity Investments, JP Morgan Chase, and Citibank. He has extensive experience leading large, global operations and brings over 20 years of operational expertise to the firm.

Jorge graduated from High Point University with a BS in International Business.

Mike Herman

Chief Compliance Officer

What's your dream for the company?
To prove that you can win with a positive culture. Frankly, there's too much greed and selfishness in our industry, and I think we can restore the public faith.
What are three words people use to describe you?
Fair, proactive, problem-solver.
When you are not working, what do you care about most?
Health and happiness for my family and friends. I'm a newlywed and about to be a dad it's amazing.
What's your Money Mind®?
Happiness.

Mike serves on United Capital's Executive Committee and is responsible for overseeing day-to-day compliance and regulatory oversight for United Capital Financial Advisers and PFE Advisors Inc. Mike's responsibilities include conducting an annual review of United Capital and PFE Advisors, advertisement and marketing reviews, SEC exam preparation, anti-money-laundering supervision, and Policy & Procedure Manual and Code of Ethics maintenance. Additionally, he is responsible for addressing any regulatory and client inquiries.

Matt Brinker

Head of Acquisitions, Chief Business Development Officer

What's your dream for the company?I want to see the advisers that join us succeed beyond their wildest dreams, and at the same time, their clients have never been happier.

What are three words people use to describe you?Candid, committed, kind.

When you are not working, what do you care about most?Of course, family. I am also a bit of a crazy sportsman and adventurer.

What's your Money Mind?Fear.

Matt is a member of the Executive Committee and is responsible for growing United Capital via strategic partnerships and acquisitions of select wealth management companies around the county. He is focused through a proprietary evaluation method, assessing the cultural and business match of potential partner firms to ensure United's ability to improve the business. Matt's team is also responsible for the design and execution of the partnership agreement and integration into United Capital.

Jason Del Col

Head of Advisory Services

What's your dream for the company? It's that we build a company with a long legacy, known for radically changing our industry by delivering real value to clients by delivering on what they pay us for, and that everyone who works at United Capital points to it as the best place they ever worked.

What are three words people use to describe you?Intense, dependable, funny.

When you are not working, what do you care about most?Hanging out with my family and friends cooking and doing fun things outside.

What's your Money Mind®:Fear.

Jason serves on United Capital's Executive Committee and is focused on the management and strategic development of United Capital's core business offerings as well as the overall positioning of the firm. He is focused on delivering next-generation wealth management, practice management and business optimization services on top of centralized, high-powered infrastructure. Jason's team is also responsible for transitioning and working with firms to ensure that they actualize their potential as investment advisory practices, as well as working on regional office and enterprise-level business development activities.

Mike Capelle, MBA

Chief Platform Officer

What's your dream for the company? We are able to figure out ways to offer what we do to unserved and underserved people in the market. The earlier we can help people make good choices, the more positive impact we can have on their lives.

What are three words people use to describe you?Analytical, strategic, optimistic.

When you are not working, what do you care about most?My family. My wife and I have travelled the world and now I want to share it with my children.

What's your Money Mind?Fear.

One of United Capital's founders, Mike is a member of the Executive Committee, responsible for the company's operating platform and technology and for driving enterprise innovation, as well as a member of the Investment Committee. Mike and his team are responsible for the company's technology road map and supporting current systems and tools. In addition, he leads efforts to develop next-generation advisor tools and client service models incorporating leading-edge technology. In prior roles at the company, Mike created the initial United Capital investment strategies as well as the performance reporting and custodial relationships, and he has played a central role in the acquisition and integration of advisory teams to a consistent operating and service standard.

Mike's first career was in high-tech, with 10 years at Intel Corporation holding various positions within business planning, operations and microprocessor design. He and his wife enjoy traveling abroad and spent a couple of years outside the U.S. between his time at Intel and United Capital.

Mike earned an MBA and MS in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Sloan School of Management in Cambridge, MA, and a BS in Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana, IL. He holds a Series 65 license to provide advisory services.

Kris Cheh Beck

General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

What's your dream for the company?Nothing less than for United Capital to be the agent of transformation in how the industry shifts people's relationship with their money so that they can be empowered to live their best life possible. What we all have is time, and our clients absolutely deserve to live their best lives. It's incredibly meaningful to me to be a part of that.

What are the three words people use to describe you?Fun, intense, smart.

When you are not working, what do you care about most?Family. My family reminds me every day what my best life looks like.

What's Your Money Mind?Fear with a dash of Commitment.

Kris is a member of the Executive Committee and serves as United Capital's General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. She is responsible for leading the company's strategic and tactical legal initiatives and risk management. As the General Counsel, Kris advises United Capital's senior team on legal strategies to drive business results in diverse areas, ranging from intellectual property business platform development to corporate acquisitions, and manages the company's overall legal function.

Kris started her career with O'Melveny & Myers as a member of the firm's Transactions Department, where she represented institutional clients on complex transactions ranging from infrastructure financing and public securities offerings to advising promising startup enterprises.

Kris is a Double Bruin۝ who earned her BA in English Literature and JD from University of California, Los Angeles. During law school, Kris was a recipient of the Joseph Drown Fellowship and the Affiliates Scholarship.

Kris' work with corporate clients has been acknowledged by the Los Angeles Business Journal, and she has served as a member of Pacific Council on International Policy.

David Hallman, CFA

Senior Vice President

What's your dream for the company? That we are recognized as a success story, the industry leader and respected brand, and known for always putting the clients first.

What are three words people use to describe you?Dependable, insightful, loyal.

When you are not working, what do you care about most?My family, my friends and serving as a mentor to other people.

What's your Money Mind:Fear.

David manages the Field Services Department, which encompasses Investment Operations, Financial Guidance, Office Practice Management and Integration.David was prior Chair of the Investment Committee and was instrumental in the development of the Investment Platform for the first eight years of the firm. Prior to joining United Capital, David worked for several firms as a portfolio manager in both equity and fixed income management and research. He has extensive experience in asset allocation modeling and over 30 years in the financial services industry. David earned a BBA and MBA at the University of Texas at Austin and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Jon C. Frojen

Chief Financial Officer

What's your dream for the company?To help improve clients' lives by guiding them in making the right financial decisions that fit their life goals.

What are three words people use to describe you?Dedicated, conscientious, loyal.

When you are not working, what do you care about most?Family and friends.

What's your Money Mind?Fear (the Protector).

Jon is Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of United Capital and a member of the firm's executive team, responsible for leading all aspects of the company's financial management. He brings over 30 years of experience within the financial services industry with a track record of growing businesses. He has extensive experience with capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, and private equity with a strong entrepreneurial spirit and broad skillset. Throughout his career, Jon has shown an aptitude for identifying companies that have an ability to disrupt۝ markets. His comprehensive knowledge of the wealth management space and passion for working with trailblazing, innovative companies brought him to United Capital.

Prior to joining the firm, Jon served as CFO for a variety of companies, most recently IoanDepot and Cetera Financial Group, one of the nation's largest independent financial advisor networks. While at Cetera, Jon led all financial functions, including acquisition strategy and capital management, as the company grew from approximately $600 million to $1.2 billion in revenues, and he prepared the company for an IPO before the sale of the company to RCS Capital.

Prior to Cetera, Jon worked as managing director for Milestone Advisors LLC, a boutique investment bank for the financial services industry, where he co-founded and served as CFO of Milestone Asset Resolution Company LLC, an advisory and asset management platform. Prior to his position with Milestone, Jon was CFO for IndyMac Commercial Lending Corporation, ResMAE Mortgage Corporation and ePolicy, Inc.

Before his positions as CFO, Jon worked as treasurer for Avco Financial Services, Inc. and Long Beach Mortgage Company. He spent the first 10 years of his career at First Interstate Bank, Ltd. and then Standard Chartered Bank in various commercial banking, corporate finance and debt capital markets positions.

Jon graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, with a BA in Economics before attending the University of Southern California, where he received his MBA. In his free time, Jon enjoys mountain biking, reading, skiing, traveling, backpacking, and playing guitar.

Edward Kummer

Chief Marketing Officer

What's your dream for the company?

To be the most admired and recommended brand in Wealth Management.

What are three words people use to describe you?

Optimistic, Curious, and Driven

When you are not working, what do you care most about?

My family - my beautiful wife Nancy, and my two amazing sons.

What's your Money Mind?

Fear.

Edward is a member of the Executive Committee and is responsible for client experience, brand management and marketing messaging. He is focused on making United Capital the most trusted and admired brand in Wealth Management.

Prior to joining United Capital, Edward was the Chief Marketing and Digital Officer for Oakley, a division of Luxottica. He also held senior leadership positions at Disney and Victoria’s Secret.

Edward has a BS from UCLA and a MS from USC.

Bob Landry, CFA®, CFP®

Chief Investment Strategist

What’s
your dream for the company?

That we are universally recognized as an employer of choice in the
financial services industry with uncompromising integrity that delivers great
experiences and exceptional value to its clients.

What are the three words people
use to describe you?

Humble,
organized, driven

When you are not working, what
do you care about most?

Family
time with my wonderful wife Kristen, daughter Madelyn and son Evan.

What’s your Money Mind®?

Fear.

As Chief Investment Strategist, Bob is responsible for
oversight of United Capital's enterprise-wide investment platform.

Prior to joining United Capital, Bob was
Chief Investment Officer of USAA Investment Management Company. Bob was tasked with investment oversight
for USAA Managed Portfolios, a unified managed portfolio (UMP) platform with assets under management of $22.3
billion and approximately 144,500 accounts. He was responsible for asset
allocation, portfolio design and construction, investment strategy, manager research and
selection, and risk management.

Previously at TD Banknorth Wealth Management Group, he managed
equity, fixed income, and balanced investment portfolios for high-net worth,
agency, and institutional clients. He was in charge of fundamental research for the industrial sector
and provided investment recommendations and commentary to other portfolio
managers.

Bob started his career at Amica Mutual Insurance where he
conducted fundamental research and valuation analysis in support of making
specific purchase and sale recommendations for five institutional equity portfolios

Charles Birnbaum

Hussein Al Baya

Darlene T. DeRemer

Robert W. Doede

Arthur Rubinfeld

Rob Stavis

Scott Stuart

Jim Lambright

Gordon Lefevre

Charles Birnbaum

Charles joined Bessemer in 2013 and is a Senior Associate in the New York office. He focuses on investments in the mobile and communications, financial services and consumer web sectors.
Prior to joining Bessemer, Charles spent three years at Foursquare, a location-based mobile application company based in New York City. As an early member of the Foursquare team, he helped create and bring to market some of Foursquare's first merchant-facing tools. He then became Director of Mobile & International Business Development focusing on carrier, OEM and strategic partnerships and led the company's business development efforts in key growth markets such as Brazil, Russia and Turkey. ۬۬Prior to Foursquare, Charles spent six years in investment banking and equity capital markets where he focused on the technology, media and telecom sectors and executed more than 50 equity and equity-linked public offerings.
Charles holds an MBA from the Wharton School, an MA in International Studies from the Joseph H. Lauder Institute for Management and International Studies at the University of Pennsylvania and a BA in History from Northwestern University.

Hussein Al Baya

Hussein Al Baya is a Principal at Sageview Capital focusing on the firm’s technology and financial services investment efforts. Hussein joined Sageview in 2017 from Valinor Management, a public equity investment firm based in New York, where he primarily focused on investments in the technology, telecom, and financial services sectors. Hussein is involved with the firm’s investments in United Capital and National Arbitration and Mediation (NAM).

Prior to that, Hussein was on the investment teams at Bain Capital Credit in Boston and the Principal Investment Area of Goldman Sachs in New York, where he focused on private equity investments in the consumer, business services, and technology sectors. He started his career in the Investment Banking Division of Credit Suisse where he worked on a range of financing and M&A transactions on behalf of the firm’s financial sponsor clients. Hussein earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a double major in International Relations, both with College and University Honors from Carnegie Mellon University, and a Masters in Business Administration from Harvard Business School.

Darlene T. DeRemer

Darlene is Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Grail Partners LLC, which was established in 2005. In addition to heading up the Boston office, she is the Senior Banker focusing on the asset management industry worldwide and has advised clients in a wide range of strategic transactions. Grail is an advisory merchant bank, serving clients from offices in Boston, New York and San Francisco and has worked on over 250 strategic transactions involving asset management businesses over two decades.
Prior to becoming an investment banker at Putnam Lovell NBF in 2003, Darlene was for 25 years a leading adviser to the financial services industry, specializing in strategic marketing, planning, marketing, product design and the implementation of innovative service strategies. Her work on outsourcing and use of technology has transformed her fund company clients. She has participated in numerous fund company asset management restructuring transactions.
Since shifting to investment banking full time, Darlene has led or participated in a score of advisory transactions. Her current clients include sale and purchase mandates for institutional and mutual fund managers in the U.S., as well as restructuring assignments for alternative investment firms that seek to tap the public markets in the U.S. and abroad.

Darlene ran NewRiver's eBusiness Advisory unit for four years until 2003, prior to which she operated her own strategy firm in asset management, DeRemer & Associates, for 18 years. DeRemer & Associates, founded in 1987, was the first consultancy focused on the U.S. mutual fund industry.
From 1985 to 1987, Darlene was Vice President and Director in the Asset Management Division of State Street Bank & Trust Company (now State Street Global Advisors) where she managed the $4 billion Pension Real Estate department and developed Marketing Communications and Client Service programs. Before joining State Street, Darlene was a Vice President at T. Rowe Price from 1982 to 1985. Darlene's career started in strategic planning at Tiger International Resources, Inc., and its subsidiary, Flying Tiger Airlines.
In addition to United Capital Financial Partners, Inc., Darlene currently serves on the following boards:

Syracuse University Marvin J. Whitman School of Management Advisory Council

The Learning Center for the Deaf

Darlene earned a BS in Finance and Marketing in 1977 summa cum laude and an MBA in 1979 with distinction from Syracuse University. She graduated Beta Gamma Sigma (Phi Beta Kappa analogous).

Robert W. Doede

Robert is a retired private investor whose career spans more than 25 years in the investment business. Most recently, he was majority stockholder, Chairman and President of Centurion Capital Group Inc., a California-based asset management organization that manufactured and distributed a broad range of investment products including separate account, mutual fund and variable annuity wrap programs. Centurion Capital Group had two major wholly owned operating subsidiaries: Centurion Capital Management Corp., based in Los Angeles and Centurion Trust Company, based in Phoenix. The firm also acquired other investment advisory firms and fully integrated them into the Centurion subsidiaries over the course of its history.

Centurion Trust Company also provided the seed money and served as investment manager to Centurion Funds, Inc. Centurion Capital Group Inc. was sold to GE Financial Assurance Holdings, Inc., a subsidiary of GE (General Electric) Capital, in December 2001, at which time the subsidiaries were renamed GE Private Asset Management, Inc. and GE Financial Trust Company. Mr. Doede remained an adviser to them following the sale until December 2003.
He is a past member of the Board of Trustees of the Bishop's School, La Jolla, California, having served as Chairman of their Finance Committee. He is also a past member of the Board of Directors/Trustees of California Western School of Law, San Diego, CA, University of California San Diego Moores Cancer Center; San Diego Symphony; and the La Jolla Music Society.
Robert co-founded Catallactics Corporation, a specialty service firm for trust departments at major banks. He served as the Chairman of the Board of Catco, Inc., parent company of Catallactics. He also ran his own investment fund and served on the boards of Concentric Network Corporation; Glenwood Trust company; Quantum, Inc.; and Jefferies & Company.
Robert holds a PhD and MA, both in Economics, from the University of Chicago and a BA from Yale University, with a major in Economics. He also taught economics at the Wharton School.

Arthur Rubinfeld

Arthur is a creative visionary who has a reputation for defining a brand's DNA and bringing it to life through space with a deep focus on the customer experience—predominantly retail. With a rare combination of strategic planning, real estate development and creative acumen, he balances brand growth with customer relevance.

Arthur is Chief Creative Officer and President, Global Innovation for Starbucks. He has been credited as one of Starbucks' most important stewards and a key influence in Starbucks becoming one of the world's most respected brands. Having joined in the 1990s to lead the company's retail real estate and design divisions as Senior Vice President of Real Estate and Store Development, Arthur shaped the Starbucks Experience by creating a desirable experience based on community gathering. He set the industry gold standard in retail development and expansion in 2009.

Given his advocacy for environmental stewardship, Arthur set the direction for a new store design using organic and recycled materials with the ultimate goal of building LEED-certified stores. Today, he continues to transform the Starbucks Experience by focusing on the intersection of technology, design and customer experience to deliver seamless interactions that delight, engage and educate people.

During his time outside of Starbucks between 2002 and 2008, he founded AIRVISON, an advisory firm that has and continues to build a reputation around Ideate, Create, Execute," by starting from the ground up to help brands reach their full potential. AIRVISION partners with leaders who have a desire to transform their category to develop and expand such celebrated brands as Microsoft, Adidas and Oakley.

Arthur published "Built for Growth: Expanding Your Business Around the Corner or Across the Globe," a primer designed to share knowledge and guide in inspiring entrepreneurs on effectively developing and growing a business that is brand-led and customer first. "Built for Growth" received critical acclaim from publications such as The Financial Times and Kirkus Reports and has been published in six languages.

Rob Stavis

Rob is a Partner in Bessemer Venture Partner's Larchmont, New York office. He focuses on investments in the financial services sector as well as in emerging software technologies. Since joining Bessemer, Rob has led the firm's investments in and sits on the boards of the independent research companies Gerson Lehrman Group and Soleil Securities Group Inc., CRM software developer Portrait Software (formerly AIT Group, LSE-AIM: PST), financial marketplace Zopa, leads generator Yodle, online creative messaging service Smilebox, online educational website Knewton and the stock-loan-focused broker/dealer financial services company Quadriserv. He was closely involved in Bessemer's investment in Motilal Oswal Financial Services, an India-based financial services and brokerage company, which has since gone public on India's Bombay and National Stock Exchanges as MOSL.
His exited investments include website security rating firm SiteAdvisor (acquired by McAfee), home-network management software provider Pure Networks (acquired by Cisco), prepaid debit card provider PRE Solutions (acquired by Incomm), the financial services analytics company LifeHarbor (acquired by Vestmark) and Skype Technologies (purchased by eBay in 2005), where Rob led the A round.

Prior to joining Bessemer in 2000, Rob was an independent private equity investor. In this capacity, he led the A round and served on the board of Arbinet Corporation (NASDAQ:ARBX), the world's leading electronic market for trading, routing and settling communications capacity. He also managed a portfolio of interests in a number of industries, including telecommunications, software, technology and restaurants. His restaurant partnerships have backed such operations as Union Pacific, Calle Ocho, Django, Rain and BLT Prime.
Rob entered private equity after a 15-year career at Salomon Smith Barney, where he became Co-Head of Global Arbitrage Trading. He was a member of Salomon's Operating and Risk Management Committees, and chaired the Recruiting Committee, in addition to managing a $100 billion balance sheet.
Rob holds degrees from the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania and the Wharton School of Management. He has published articles on derivatives pricing and risk management for financial services companies. Rob's charitable work includes serving as President of the Board of Westchester Jewish Community Services, Westchester County's oldest and most comprehensive social service agency, and formerly as a Director of the Kingswood-Oxford School and the Larchmont Temple.

Scott Stuart

Scott Stuart co-founded Sageview in 2005 and is based in Greenwich. He is currently the lead independent director at EverBank Financial and a director at Cadence Bancorp, Reflexis, and United Capital.
Prior to founding Sageview, Scott was a Partner at KKR serving on their investment committee from 2000 to 2005. He joined KKR's New York office in 1986 and became Partner in 1994, where he was responsible for the utilities and consumer products industry groups. Prior to joining KKR, Scott worked at Lehman Brothers Kuhn Loeb, Inc. in the mergers and acquisitions group.
Scott is also a member of the board at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
Scott received his A.B. in English from Dartmouth college and his M.B.A. from Stanford University.

Jim Lambright

Jim Lambright has a wealth of experience leading and advising organizations operating at the intersection of global finance, business, and government. He is currently Professor of Practice at the University of California San Diego School of Global Policy & Strategy.

Jim’s leadership roles include serving as Chairman and CEO of the U.S. Export-Import Bank, overseeing a $60 billion credit portfolio with exposure to over 150 countries in support of U.S. exports. Jim successfully took Ex-Im Bank out of the federal budgeting process to be a self-financing operation.

At the height of the Global Financial Crisis, Jim led the deployment of the U.S. Treasury Department’s $700 billion in relief funds as Chief Investment Officer of the Troubled Asset Relief Program. He chaired the TARP Investment Committee and built the team, policies, and programs to execute more than 600 investments in financial and automotive companies, including AIG, Citigroup, and GM.

Jim has also served in senior executive roles in the energy industry, including as head of M&A and strategy for Sempra Energy, a Fortune 500 utility and mid-stream company. Earlier, he served as COO, CFO, and board member of a venture-backed renewable energy company.

In addition to United Capital, Jim is on the board of PeacePlayers International.

Lambright earned a law degree with honors from Harvard Law School and a bachelor’s degree with distinction from Stanford University.

Gordon Lefevre

Gordon joined AMP in January 2014 as Chief Financial Officer.

He has considerable financial services industry experience including 13 years with the National Australia Bank Group, as Deputy Group Chief Financial Officer. His career at the bank included a range of both customer facing and group support function roles domestically and overseas. Gordon has over 18 years of international financial experience. He began his career in 1983 at Deloitte, Haskins and Sells. In 1987, he joined First National Bank of South Africa, where he served a Senior Manager. In 1990, he moved to Melbourne, Australia as a Senior Manager at KPMG. Before joining AMP in 2014 he was Chief Financial Officer of the Grocon Construction Group in Australia.

Gordon is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia.